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Old 05-14-08   #1 (permalink)
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Default So whats the best bang for buck 500GB on the market?
need an upgrade fast! I can't connect my cd rom drive to my mobo because the IDE connector doesnt reach.

but I just want to upgrade my old IDE HD in general.
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slap this in your slow poke lol.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16822136073
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Warranty, reliability and mega space would have to be the Seagate 500Gb

Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 (Perpendicular Recording) ST3500630AS 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive

http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16822148136

Just in the past month it went from $120 to $99 and now at $79.

Manufacturer Warranty 5 years limited
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7200.11 is worth the few extra $$ over 7200.10 for the 32mb cache
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which of those choices would be best for gaming?
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They are all virtually the same.

If you want good performance, get multiple drives and put them in RAID0.

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Warranty, reliability and mega space would have to be the Seagate 500Gb

Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 (Perpendicular Recording) ST3500630AS 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive

http://www.newegg.com/product/produc...82E16822148136

Just in the past month it went from $120 to $99 and now at $79.

Manufacturer Warranty 5 years limited
I bought one of these a little while ago and have found it to be excellent, as are all my other Seagate drives .

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